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Driver's seat with power recline

I needed to replace my driver's seat to pass inspection and found one from a 88 bird. It has power recline which I must now have but there is no harness in the floor of my 85 cougar. there are only 2 wires in the harness.

What would be the best way to splice it into the existing power seat harness to get it to work?

Driver's seat with power recline

Reply #1
Hello,

When I installed the electric recline seats in My bird in sept/oct 2005, I grabbed the whole lot off a Cougar 87 or 88, dual power seat, and power recline, I picked up My power for the all setup (seats, ect) at the drivers side big black white stripe power wire...

If I remember correctly My power recline connect under the each seats in a connector, If You have a power seat, check, You will have a connector unused, two wires, a NEG, and a B+, if You don't have power seats, pull the carpet along the left (drivers side) sill plate, and You found a big wire with two connectors, one is a grouns, and the other is a positive, this is for all power to seats...

Check this out...

Hope this help,

Dom.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]1985 Thunderbird 3.8 carbed 57k original, summer car.
1980 Econoline inline 6 300ci 300k, winter/working.
1988 Base Bird finally crushed... RIP.

Dominique,  The Ridiculous, Fordus, crazyous!!!  :birdsmily:

Driver's seat with power recline

Reply #2
Thanks a lot Dom. I found the main power line under the carpet and am going outside to install my new seat.

 

Driver's seat with power recline

Reply #3
Good!, happy if helped You...

Have a nice Day,

Dom.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]1985 Thunderbird 3.8 carbed 57k original, summer car.
1980 Econoline inline 6 300ci 300k, winter/working.
1988 Base Bird finally crushed... RIP.

Dominique,  The Ridiculous, Fordus, crazyous!!!  :birdsmily: